Re: good morning..............sorry to hear the sad news brenda............francisco

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Damaris:

I lost the 10% by following the 1200 calorie meal plan to the letter.

I kept telling myself that this was a prescription, a doctor-ordered

way to getting myself better.

I exercised 6 days a week (Sundays off). I alternated the treadmill

(at the lowest settings) with weight lifting (1 lb weights at first)

following a video (Power 90).

Well, soon enough, I was able to walk faster and lift more weight.

And now, 3 years later, I run (outside with all the other runners

because I'm no longer ashamed to exercise in public), and I do push-

ups (300 per week), sit-ups (1000 per week), and I lift 10 lb and 15

lb dumbbels (in each hand) in my weight lifting routine.

And, I can hardly believe that I'm typing this, but I've come so far

that this coming Saturday, I will run 18 miles as part of my AIDS

Marathon training. Who could have believed that this miraculous

transformation was possible?

Who? Me? Distance running is as mental as it is physical. If I tell

myself I can't run 18 miles, I won't be able to. I have to believe

that I can do this, just as you MUST BELIEVE that you can lose the 10%.

Keep telling yourself that you can do it. Forgive any mistake and

move on--not tomorrow or next Monday, but right at that very moment.

I didn't believe it at first. It felt like a lie, but if you repeat

it enough, something strange (and wonderful) happens. You actually

start to believe it. It becomes part of who you are.

I am a runner. I am athletic. I lost 153 lbs. And really, deep down

in my soul, I believe it.

Who knows what miracles you can achieve? You will when you believe!

Best of luck to you.

Francisco

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thanks for sharing francisco.....you are an inspiration.......i have

to believe i can do it!!!!!! and it is for my health....hey looking

good is a plus butit hurts even to walk now and i am only 32--33 yrs

old this month

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Donna---can you share the 1200 calorie diet and how long did it take

for you to lose the 10%? thanks,dama

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